Unedited History
Art and visual culture in Iran from the 1960s up to the present. Shown in Paris and Rome, 2014 - 2015. Extensive photo documentation.
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Prends ma tête mais arrête de me prendre la tête. 2014
5 charcoal drawings on canvas
180 x 120 cm each
The realism of Mitra Farahani's drawings reveals an affinity with documentary work. She explores the boundary between still photography and the moving picture by moving the face of Goliath in the Caravaggio painting at the Villa Borghese, Rome, thus questioning our collective representations of David and Goliath.
Unedited History. Iran 1960-2014
Chapter: Contemporary Perspectives 1989-2014
© Photo: Haupt & Binder
Art and visual culture in Iran from the 1960s up to the present. Shown in Paris and Rome, 2014 - 2015. Extensive photo documentation.